Crayfish Trap Help????

[Guest world.hunters]

i fancy knocking up a trap

 

anyone on here got any plans that are tried and tested

 

 

cheers

[mole catcher 1]

PM crow on here as he has some lovely crey traps

[Guest world.hunters]

thanks mole catcher

[john b 38]

I've just started to get into this myself. If you contact the environment agency they'll send you a tidy little pack all about crayfish trapping.

 

 

 

In includes:

• Everything you need to apply for a licence ( )
  
• A handy splashproof guide on identiying the different types of freshwater crayfish
  
• Tips on how and where to set your traps.
  

Crayfish trapping advice packs are available from the National Fisheries Laboratory 01480 483968.

 

 

 

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subje...rsion=1&lang=_e

[FastDogz 155]

Yummy i love crayfish

[Guest world.hunters]

thanks alot john b

 

do they ask alot of questions and do i need to give details or is it just straight forward

 

cheers

[john b 38]

thanks alot john b

 

do they ask alot of questions and do i need to give details or is it just straight forward

 

cheers

 

 

 

Just name and address. The license application form inside asks a lot more

[john b 38]

Just found this link in Another Place - interactive map of where they have been spotted

 

 

 

http://www.searchnbn.net/interactive/map.j...HMSYS0000377494

[Yokel Matt 918]

Great info John b.

 

My info pack from the environment agency hasn't arrived yet but i've got some trap ideas:

 

 

 

Do you really need a license to throw pot for a few every now and again?... seems like a lot of bureaucratic nonsense and waste of time. .. unusual for a government body really...

[john b 38]

That's more or less the trap I have although, as I have not yet used it, I have not applied for any license.

[juckler123 707]

Got signals near me we catch em when fishing just use a round landing net with four strings tied int one so that it lifts sraight up lay it in the margin and crumble some boilies into it first and last light and check it every 10 mins you can catch a good number in a short time o.k if you dont have permission or where your traps can be seen

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

I'm not very well up on these critters but isnt the american signal a threat to our own native cray?.Do you need a licence to catch these pests or is the licence because the traps are unselective?.Are the signals good eating ?.Sorry for all the questions .

[john b 38]

FD - yes it is,

 

you're supposed to have a licence and you must and should release the native ones,not eat them

 

and yes they are :ok: .

 

 

 

Have a look at the link posted earlier http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subje...rsion=1&lang=_e

[Nemo 0]

i was of the opinion that the only licence needed was a rod licence and if signals are in the river in large numbers the natives will be all but wiped out

[john b 38]

Nemo - I am no expert in this area, but the link to the Environment Agency seems to make it fairly clear

 

 

 

A new byelaw for trapping crayfish in England and Wales came into force on the 1st of June 2005.

 

In the past only the Thames Region of the Environment Agency had the authority to allow this activity.

 

The byelaw changes restrict accidental or deliberate transportation of alien crayfish and ‘crayfish plague’, whilst still allowing the legitimate trapping of the crustaceans.

 

Permission to trap crayfish will be dependant on the local situation in particular the presence of the native white claw crayfish.

 

Unless the trapping is done responsibly it could make the situation worse or even cause further spread.

 

Crayfish are trapped for a number of reasons, including:

 

Conservation – to re-establish native species in a particular area, or to relocate them during work taking place in their habitat;

 

Scientific Research – including investigations into interactions between crayfish and other species in the wild, or investigations into methods of controlling the non-native species;

Fisheries management – signal crayfish can become a nuisance for anglers by taking their bait or burrowing in riverbanks.

 

The byelaws are enforced through existing fisheries enforcement routes, i.e. un-consented use of traps may be reported to us by members of the public or detection may occur through routine fisheries enforcement patrols.

 

If people break the byelaw, the alleged offence will be investigated and action will be taken in line with the Agency’s prosecution policy.

 

If the offence were of sufficient severity then the matter would be taken to court, if found guilty the offender may have their traps forfeited by the court and/or a fine, of up to £2500, imposed on them.